By Janis Kristiansen, Contributing Writer Are you tired of all this election stuff? Political ads? Conflict? Tired of the noise? And are you just waiting until it will go back to “normal” and we can get on with our lives? Maybe the vaccine will calm people’s fears...
Politics. To be honest, it’s never been something I’ve been interested in. Like…at all. No thanks. Not interested in the slightest. The first time I voted was in 2004 at the age of 29 because I wanted to vote for Dino Rossi as Washington Governor. And I voted for John...
In a year that feels like the “upside down”, I’d say that 2020 has made me acutely more aware of the blessings in my life and the things that I have taken for granted. It’s been easy to get discouraged this year, no doubt about it. As I look back, though, I see...
It’s time. We have sat back in our “polite silence” for too long. We have been afraid to offend the easily offended. We have been afraid to lose friends – cyber and IRL (in real life). For many, we have been afraid to lose jobs or clients or promotions. As a result,...
I have heard it said dozens of times in the last few years that America is more divided now than it has been since the Civil War in the 1860s. There are many reasons for such a claim: Some want socialism, others want to continue in a capitalist society. Some say that...
One year ago, Conservative Ladies of Washington became a "little" private group on Facebook. We invited likeminded ladies to connect in a safe environment. We encouraged ladies to connect not just virtually, but in person. This "little" group grew steadily over the...
